Even during the festival of Purim, when the Hitler Youth are already shouting anti-Semitic slogans through the streets, Rabbi Singer believes that he and his family are safe in Germany. A few years later, the Germans refuse to allow his son David to attend school. Anti-Semitic demonstrations, burning synagogues and finally the deportation of his parents prove it:The Holocaust knows no mercy.
Now young David fears for his life; in omnipresent fear of discovery, he looks for a way to leave Germany. Under a false name and without a Jewish star, he gets a job with a German manufacturer in Berlin. David confides in him and receives a forged passport, which helps him to make his longed-for escape.
The film won the Golden Bear for best film at the 1979 Berlin International Film Festival.
Even during the festival of Purim, when the Hitler Youth are already shouting anti-Semitic slogans through the streets, Rabbi Singer believes that he and his family are safe in Germany. A few years later, the Germans refuse to allow his son David to attend school. Anti-Semitic demonstrations, burning synagogues and finally the deportation of his parents prove it:The Holocaust knows no mercy.
Now young David fears for his life; in omnipresent fear of discovery, he looks for a way to leave Germany. Under a false name and without a Jewish star, he gets a job with a German manufacturer in Berlin. David confides in him and receives a forged passport, which helps him to make his longed-for escape.
The film won the Golden Bear for best film at the 1979 Berlin International Film Festival.